DISODIUM LAURYL SULFOSUCCINATE
Surfactant - Cleansing Agent; Surfactant - Foam Booster; Surfactant - Hydrotrope; FOAM BOOSTING; FOAMING; SKIN CONDITIONING
Also listed as
BUTANEDIOIC ACID, SULFO-, 1-DODECYL ESTER, DISODIUM SALT; DISODIUM MONOLAURYL SULFOSUCCINATE; DISODIUM MONOLAURYLSULFOSUCCINATE; SUCCINIC ACID, SULFO-, MONODODECYL ESTER, DISODIUM SALT; SULFOBUTANEDIOIC ACID, 1-DODECYL ESTER, DISODIUM SALT; DISODIUM SALT BUTANEDIOIC ACID, SULFO-, 1-DODECYL ESTER; DISODIUM SALT SUCCINIC ACID, SULFO-, MONODODECYL ESTER; DISODIUM SALT SULFOBUTANEDIOIC ACID, 1-DODECYL ESTER; 1-DODECYL ESTER DISODIUM SALT BUTANEDIOIC ACID, SULFO-; MONODODECYL ESTER DISODIUM SALT SUCCINIC ACID, SULFO-; 1-DODECYL ESTER DISODIUM SALT SULFOBUTANEDIOIC ACID
Given the incomplete information made available by companies and the government, EWG provides additional information on personal care product ingredients from the published scientific literature. The chart below indicates that research studies have found that exposure to this ingredient -- not the products containing it -- caused the indicated health effect(s) in the studies reviewed by Skin Deep researchers. Actual health risks, if any, will vary based on the level of exposure to the ingredient and individual susceptibility -- information not available in Skin Deep.
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 | Cancer |
| Developmental/reproductive toxicity |
| Violations, restrictions & warnings |
| Allergies/immunotoxicity |
| Contamination concerns |
 | Lesser or emerging concerns for this ingredient: Data gaps |
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About DISODIUM LAURYL SULFOSUCCINATE: Disodium Lauryl Sulfosuccinate is the disodium salt of a lauryl alcohol half ester ofsulfosuccinic acid.
DISODIUM LAURYL SULFOSUCCINATE has reported used in the following product types: facial cleanser (32); bar soap (12); acne treatment (11); exfoliant/scrub (11); body wash/cleanser (8); hair color and bleaching (5); shampoo (3); redness/rosacea treatment (2); shaving cream (men's) (1); eczema/damaged skin treatment (1)
Data gaps
| type of concern | product conditions | reference |
| Not assessed for safety in cosmetics by industry panel |
Ecotoxicology
| type of concern | product conditions | reference |
| Not suspected to be an environmental toxin | Environmental Canada Domestic Substance List |
Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive)
| type of concern | product conditions | reference |
| Classified as not expected to be potentially toxic or harmful | Environmental Canada Domestic Substance List |
Persistence and bioaccumulation
| type of concern | product conditions | reference |
| Not suspected to be persistent | Environmental Canada Domestic Substance List | |
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Government, industry, academic studies and classifications
| government/industry list/academic study | appears on list as | classification(s) |
| Environmental Canada Domestic Substance List | DISODIUM LAURYL SULFOSUCCINATE | •This chemical was NOT flagged by CEPA for further attention. |
references
| government/industry list/academic study | reference |
| Environmental Canada Domestic Substance List | EC (Environment Canada). 2008. Domestic Substances List Categorization. Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA) Environmental Registry. |
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